believing in american exceptionallism has a lot of resonance with the base of the republican party. i think he also knows, because he looks at the polls like lots of republicans, that talking about austerity and deficit cutting isn't enough to get affirmative votes to come into your party, not just with the base, and, you know, that was a problem for mitt romney. he discovered that he couldn't just talk about the financial issues. that it wasn't enough to win a presidential election. and republicans have to become one thing as they go through this soul searching and this identity crisis they are going through. they have to become a party that is actually capable of winning a presidential campaign. so, what you're hearing from marco rubio today is saying, look at me. i'm not just about the budget. i'm about lots of other things, and i care about america being first in the world. >> and maybe look at me come 2016, as you pointed off the top. a lot is being made, a lot of headlines over who's there, who's speaking, and who is not. chris christie for one, we reported this, one of the na